LIFE BEFORE CHRIST (1)
by Josh Malone
Scripture: Acts 7:58-60, Acts 8:1-3
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Title: Life Before Christ (1)
Series: Paul-An Apostle of Christ
Author: Josh Malone
Text: Acts 7:58-8:3
ILLUS. - Some people seem sort of bigger than life. - They cast a large shadow. - I've been in sort of an anxious mourning this week as one of those figures retired. You can't tell the story of college football the last 20 years w/o Nick Saban In fact, now you can't tell the story of the history of college football without him. He's that big of a figure in the history of the sport. - Some people are just like that ... their story is a major part of another story.
- Similarly ... you can't really tell the story of the early church without Saul of Tarsus ... or Apostle Paul. He cast's a large shadow. He wrote roughly 25% of the NT. He and the Apostle Peter are the two most famous Christians in the history of the world.
- Today we begin a series on Paul. We are going to be looking at his life and how God worked in and through him.
- Let's start with Paul's life before Christ. - Everyone who follows Jesus ... had a time we did not. Even if we are saved young ... at some point we were not a true Christ follower.
- Even the Apostle Paul ... at one time was a NON-CHRISTIAN. At one time in fact ... he was an enemy of Christians.
- In fact, maybe the most famous Christian ever at one time was maybe the most infamous non-Christian. Let's start at the first place we begin to hear of Saul ... or Paul.
- Context: We pick up in the story of Stephen, the first Christian martyr in Acts 7.
- Stephen had proclaimed the gospel and he had pointed out how the Jewish leadership had not only missed out on the Messiah, but put him to death, but God raised Him up. He went through the long history of Israel and pointed out their sin, and their unbelief in the revealed Christ. - This enraged the crowd. This is where we pick up.
Acts 7:58-8:3 - 58 Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the fee ...
Series: Paul-An Apostle of Christ
Author: Josh Malone
Text: Acts 7:58-8:3
ILLUS. - Some people seem sort of bigger than life. - They cast a large shadow. - I've been in sort of an anxious mourning this week as one of those figures retired. You can't tell the story of college football the last 20 years w/o Nick Saban In fact, now you can't tell the story of the history of college football without him. He's that big of a figure in the history of the sport. - Some people are just like that ... their story is a major part of another story.
- Similarly ... you can't really tell the story of the early church without Saul of Tarsus ... or Apostle Paul. He cast's a large shadow. He wrote roughly 25% of the NT. He and the Apostle Peter are the two most famous Christians in the history of the world.
- Today we begin a series on Paul. We are going to be looking at his life and how God worked in and through him.
- Let's start with Paul's life before Christ. - Everyone who follows Jesus ... had a time we did not. Even if we are saved young ... at some point we were not a true Christ follower.
- Even the Apostle Paul ... at one time was a NON-CHRISTIAN. At one time in fact ... he was an enemy of Christians.
- In fact, maybe the most famous Christian ever at one time was maybe the most infamous non-Christian. Let's start at the first place we begin to hear of Saul ... or Paul.
- Context: We pick up in the story of Stephen, the first Christian martyr in Acts 7.
- Stephen had proclaimed the gospel and he had pointed out how the Jewish leadership had not only missed out on the Messiah, but put him to death, but God raised Him up. He went through the long history of Israel and pointed out their sin, and their unbelief in the revealed Christ. - This enraged the crowd. This is where we pick up.
Acts 7:58-8:3 - 58 Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the fee ...
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